Tyler Madoff suit will proceed in Hawaii

Family says more witnesses will be available for trial

10:11 PM,
Jun. 21, 2013

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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

A wrongful-death lawsuit by the family of a White Plains teen must move forward in Hawaii - where the 15-year-old was swept out to sea during a kayaking expedition - and not in Colorado, where the tour company is based, a federal judge in Honolulu ruled.

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Oki Mollway ruled Thursday that tour company Bold Earth Teen Adventures can't yet appeal her previous decision not to allow the case to move to Colorado. She ruled previously against the company's attempt to dismiss the case because of its release form clause that states any suit or proceeding must be filed in ...